The burden of migraine in Mexico: a database analysis of migraine-related visits to emergency departments in Mexico's ministry of health (MMoH) hospitals.
Luis Arturo Sanchez Trujillo, Martha Eugenia Pastrana, Javier Andres Galnares Olalde, Alejandro Marfil, Luis Roberto Partida Medina, Manuel Gudiño Castelazo, Mariana Osorio-Hernandez, Nohemi Caballero, Guilherme Silva Julian
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Abstract
Background: The burden of migraine in Mexican Emergency Department (ED) settings remains understudied. This study aimed to determine the frequency of migraine-related ED visits within the ED Mexican Ministry of Health's (MMoH) database and analyze their demographics and treatment patterns.
Research design and methods: This retrospective study analyzed MMoH database of ED visits between 2013 and 2022. Visits with migraine diagnosis were selected using ICD-10 codes. Demographic characteristics, geographical location, and time of consultation were described, medication use patterns were analyzed.
Results: Between 2013 and 2022, there were 1,022,450 reported ED visits related to primary headache (0.6% of all ED visits), there were 179,618 migraine-related ED visits (19% of all headache visits). Females represented 78% of visits. Visits peaked in 2014 (20,066) and were the lowest in 2019 (8,273). Medication was used in 21% of visits, NSAIDs being the most frequent (15%). Triptan use was low (0.04% of all migraine visits).
Conclusion: Our results highlight the significant burden of migraines on Mexico's healthcare system and the importance of considering age and sex in the approach to migraine ED visits. An update in therapeutic strategies for migraine in Mexico is needed to improve patient outcomes.
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Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (ISSN 1473-7175) provides expert reviews on the use of drugs and medicines in clinical neurology and neuropsychiatry. Coverage includes disease management, new medicines and drugs in neurology, therapeutic indications, diagnostics, medical treatment guidelines and neurological diseases such as stroke, epilepsy, Alzheimer''s and Parkinson''s.
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